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“TOP TIPS FOR INVESTING IN THELONDON PROPERTY MARKET”
FAHD SAMADSpeaker
AGENDA
• OVERVIEW OF THE MARKET & ECONOMY
HOUSE PRICES & RENTALS
WHY INVEST NOW?
• TOP TIPS – TRANSPORT & REGENERATION AREAS
• Q & A
FAHD SAMADDirector – Vogue Properties
WHO AM I?
FAHD SAMADDirector – Vogue Properties
• >13 years of extensive Real Estate experience in both Dubai& London residential development & new homes markets
• Advise both private and institutional investors based in theMiddle East with all aspects of property wealthmanagement
• Offer a one stop shop service to investors from sales in offplan projects, lettings and management, furnishings andfinancing solutions
• Assisted numerous end users and investors from theMiddle East to invest in various hot spots across London aswell as advise clients with their London property funds withaverage values of £50m - £100m
LONDON OVERVIEW
Underlying demand for supply Population set to increase to >10m people by 2036,
that’s 2m more people in 15 years London requires 42,000 homes per annum and yet in
2014, only 19,520 were built Ease of global access with 4 main airports in close
proximity The City of London is the world’s leading financial
district with over 393,000 employees World class education
Average England House Price Growth 2015
Average London House Price Growth 2015
9.4% 7.3%
LONDON OVERVIEW
London house prices are expected to rise in the period 2016-2020
24%
21.7%
18%Forecasted growth across London with the introduction of Crossrail in 2018
Increase in rental prices in London over the period to 2016-2020
LONDON OVERVIEW
Low unemployment rate of UK at 5.1%
Increase of real earnings/pay
Low borrowing costs
Constrained supply of housing
Increase in output (0.5% in Q4 2015)
UK ECONOMIC INDICATORS
A KPMG poll of 25 global real estate investors with assets under managementof over $400bn has revealed today that two thirds believe a Brexit would resultin less inward investment into UK property and property companies.
The overall message was that Brexit would spell prolonged uncertainty forinvestors and developers in the housing sector, which could hamper newbuilding and therefore prop up prices, which on average in the UK jumpednearly 10pc in 2015(according to the Halifax).
WHY INVEST NOW?
BREXIT
WEAK GBP vs USD
Lower in the last 1 YEAR Against highs of 1.59 in June 2015
10% 1.43
WHY INVEST NOW?
FAVOURABLECURRENCY
“A recent pickup in activity was likely
to have been partly driven by the
stamp duty changes. He said the
pace of house price growth may start
to moderate now that the changes
have come into force.”
Robert GardnerChief Economist, Nationwide
But he added: “It is possible that the recent pattern of strong employment growth, rising real earnings, low borrowing costs and constrained supply will keep the demand/supply balance tilted in favour of sellers and maintain pressure on price growth in the quarters ahead.”
WHY INVEST NOW?
BUY SMARTLY – DO YOUR HOMEWORK
TRANSPORT – CROSSRAIL; NEW TUBE STATIONS; RIVER CROSSINGS
LOOK FOR LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AREAS
REGENERATION AREAS
LARGE INVESTMENTS
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR?
TOP TIPS
Extra 1.5 million people to within 45 minutes of Central London and will link Heathrow, West End, the City, Docklands
TOP TIPS
Crossrail at Farringdon Station end 2018 Heart of Tech City UK HQ of Amazon 2017 Google investing £1bn in new offices in
Kings Cross
ISLINGTON & SHOREDITCH (ZONE 1)
TOP PICKS
Easy transport links on Piccadilly line to Central London and Heathrow
Finsbury Park is on the fast track to becoming a fashionable cultural hub with smart flats, shops and galleries thanks to an innovative arts-led regeneration plan.
FINSBURY PARK (ZONE 2)
£1bn regeneration
TOP PICKS
New Crossrail service through Canary Wharf from 2019 - travel to Heathrow airport < 40 minutes
Demand for property is rising
> 100,000 working population – expected to double in the next decade
These are exciting times for the east London district, with Crossrail’s arrival and new developments adding to its cachet
CANARY WHARF (ZONE 2)
TOP PICKS
BATTERSEA/NINE ELMS (ZONE 1)
Set to become a 450 acre ‘village’ runningfrom Vauxhall Bridge down to ChelseaBridge.
Northern line extension to create new tubestation at Battersea, Zone 1
New US & Dutch Embassies opening
TOP PICKS
THANK YOU
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